ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud noun
1.
supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
2.
( often initial capital letter ) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
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| —n | |
| 1. | supreme blessedness or happiness |
| 2. | an honorific title of the Eastern Christian Church, applied to those of patriarchal rank |
| [C15: from Latin beātitūdō, from beātus blessed; see | |
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| Beatitude (bɪˈætɪˌtjuːd) | |
| —n | |
| New Testament any of eight distinctive sayings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3--11) in which he declares that the poor, the meek, those that mourn, the merciful, the peacemakers, the pure of heart, those that thirst for justice, and those that are persecuted will, in various ways, receive the blessings of heaven | |
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beatitude
late 15c., "supreme happiness," from Fr. béatitude, from L. beatitudinem (nom. beatitudo) "state of blessedness," from beatus "happy, blessed," pp. of beare "make happy," related to bene-. As "a declaration of blessedness" (usually pl., beatitudes, especially in ref.
to the Sermon on the Mount) it is attested from 1520s.
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